Tag: David Attenborough

  • Barack Obama wins Emmy for narrating national parks series

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Barack Obama is halfway to an EGOT. The former US president won an Emmy Award on Saturday to go with his two Grammys.

    Obama won the best narrator Emmy for his work on the Netflix documentary series, “Our Great National Parks”.

    The five-part show, which features national parks from around the globe, is produced by Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, “Higher Ground”.

    He was the biggest name in a category full of famous nominees for the award handed out at Saturday night’s Creative Arts Emmys, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, David Attenborough and Lupita Nyong’o.

    Barack Obama is the second president to have an Emmy. Dwight D Eisenhower was given a special Emmy Award in 1956.

    Barack Obama previously won Grammy Awards for his audiobook reading of two of his memoirs, “The Audacity of Hope” and “A Promised Land.”

    Michelle Obama won her own Grammy for reading her audiobook in 2020. EGOT refers to a special category of entertainers who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony. To date, 17 people have done it.

    The late Chadwick Boseman also won an Emmy for his voice work on Saturday.

    The “Black Panther” actor won for outstanding character voiceover for the Disney+ and Marvel Studios animated show, What If.?” On the show, Boseman voiced his “Black Panther” character T’Challa in an alternate universe where he becomes Star-Lord from “Guardians of the Galaxy”.

    It was one of the last projects for Boseman, who died in 2020 of colon cancer at age 43.

    LOS ANGELES: Barack Obama is halfway to an EGOT. The former US president won an Emmy Award on Saturday to go with his two Grammys.

    Obama won the best narrator Emmy for his work on the Netflix documentary series, “Our Great National Parks”.

    The five-part show, which features national parks from around the globe, is produced by Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, “Higher Ground”.

    He was the biggest name in a category full of famous nominees for the award handed out at Saturday night’s Creative Arts Emmys, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, David Attenborough and Lupita Nyong’o.

    Barack Obama is the second president to have an Emmy. Dwight D Eisenhower was given a special Emmy Award in 1956.

    Barack Obama previously won Grammy Awards for his audiobook reading of two of his memoirs, “The Audacity of Hope” and “A Promised Land.”

    Michelle Obama won her own Grammy for reading her audiobook in 2020. EGOT refers to a special category of entertainers who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony. To date, 17 people have done it.

    The late Chadwick Boseman also won an Emmy for his voice work on Saturday.

    The “Black Panther” actor won for outstanding character voiceover for the Disney+ and Marvel Studios animated show, What If.?” On the show, Boseman voiced his “Black Panther” character T’Challa in an alternate universe where he becomes Star-Lord from “Guardians of the Galaxy”.

    It was one of the last projects for Boseman, who died in 2020 of colon cancer at age 43.

  • David Attenborough presents new series ‘The Green Planet’

    By IANS

    MUMBAI: Iconic biologist, natural historian, and broadcaster David Attenborough is all set to present a new show titled ‘The Green Planet’ that offers a deep insight into the secret, unexplored lives of plants, their evolution, and how they behave and interact.

    The series is a BBC Earth project premiere on Sony BBC Earth on April 11, at 9 pm.

    Each episode introduces a set of plants from deserts, tropical jungles, and underwater worlds to seasonal lands and our urban environment, enlightening viewers on how they hunt, forge intimate relationships, deceive, communicate, act as caregivers, and fight for survival.

    Talking about the show Tushar Shah, Chief Marketing Officer and Business Head – English Cluster & Sony AATH, Sony Pictures Networks’ said, “With the launch of Green Planet, we are thrilled to bring an unparalleled, first-of-its-kind experience that has not been explored yet. This show will not only provide viewers with an enriching experience but will also instil hope in them as they start seeing the world through a green lens.”